Building Bridges Building Bridges - Dialogue Dialogue is a conversation that occurs in a text between two people.
The grammar behind dialogue:
---Dialogue always has quotation marks “ ” around it.
---Each time the speaker changes, a line is skipped or a new paragraph begins
Dialogue is important because the author uses what characters say to each other and about each other to develop the plot of a story. Dialogue also provides evidence for dynamics or relationship between characters.
Dialect a way of using language used by people who live in a region. It can include expressions, called colloquialism, and the way words are formed. In Building Bridges Mama Lil and Bebe using a dialect.
Here are some examples from the story. Who said:
* "stooping to do a bunch of low-down mess-work" pg 33
* "tapping on my soul" pg 37
* "Don't be so quick to put on that down-in-the-mouth expression" pg 39
* "You're jumping out the gate too fast." pg 39
Find these lines in the text of the story. Identify who said the line and use the context clues to figure out what is meant. Then find more examples of dialect in "The Right Words as the Right Time".
Examine the Dialogue
page 32 Are Mama Lil's words gentle or harsh? What do the words she uses show about her? page 37How do you think Mama Lil feels when she says the dreams she has left are connected to Bebe? What does she want Bebe to know? What is Mama Lil's message? page 40What does Mama Lil's dialogue show about her character?
Building Bridges - Dialogue
The grammar behind dialogue:
---Dialogue always has quotation marks “ ” around it.
---Each time the speaker changes, a line is skipped or a new paragraph begins
Dialogue is important because the author uses what characters say to each other and about each other to develop the plot of a story. Dialogue also provides evidence for dynamics or relationship between characters.
Dialect a way of using language used by people who live in a region. It can include expressions, called colloquialism, and the way words are formed. In Building Bridges Mama Lil and Bebe using a dialect.
Here are some examples from the story. Who said:
* "stooping to do a bunch of low-down mess-work" pg 33
* "tapping on my soul" pg 37
* "Don't be so quick to put on that down-in-the-mouth expression" pg 39
* "You're jumping out the gate too fast." pg 39
Find these lines in the text of the story. Identify who said the line and use the context clues to figure out what is meant. Then find more examples of dialect in "The Right Words as the Right Time".
Examine the Dialogue
page 32
Are Mama Lil's words gentle or harsh?
What do the words she uses show about her?
page 37How do you think Mama Lil feels when she says the dreams she has left are connected to Bebe?
What does she want Bebe to know? What is Mama Lil's message?
page 40 What does Mama Lil's dialogue show about her character?